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Karianne Backx kbackx@uwic.ac.uk School of Sport University of Wales Institute Cardiff Cardiff, UK Courses: Exercise Physiology; Exercise & Sports Nutrition; Health & Physical Activity Case Topics: Exercise and the metabolic syndrome; Female triad; Exercise and Type 2 diabetes |
Joy Branlund joy.branlund@swic.edu Physical Science Southwestern Illinois College Granite City, IL Courses: Introduction to Earth Science; Physical Geology Case Topics: Plate tectonics (evidence for the theory); Contamination of groundwater in St. Louis area’s karst landscape; Earthquake hazards in the metro east and mitigation issues |
Barbara Breen breen@up.edu Physics University of Portland Portland, OR Courses: Introductory Physics Case Topics: Physics: linear or angular dynamics; Physics: conservation or energy or momentum; Biomechanics |
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Shirley Bruce bruce@morningside.edu Biology and Chemistry Morningside College Sioux City, IA Courses: Microbiology (for nursing students); Microbiology (for majors); Genetics; Molecular and Cell Biology Case Topics: Messenger RNA stability; Tri-nucleotide repeat expansion disease; ADHD and treatment with medications |
Gregory Cameron camerong@byui.edu Mathematics Brigham Young University—Idaho Rexburg, IO Courses: Quantitative Analysis (aka “Math for the Real World”); College Algebra; Statistics; Linear Algebra Case Topics: Statistics; Quantitative literacy—financial math; Pre-calculus—exponential function applications |
Robert Cole rscole@evergreen.edu Environmental Studies The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Courses: Introduction to Environmental Studies: Water, Energy and Forest Ecosystems; Sustainable Futures: Moving Into the Post-Petroleum Age Case Topics: Oxygen depletion in Hood Canal; Makah whaling; Removal of dams on Elwha River |
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James Constantine jconstan@bristol.mass.edu Science Bristol Community College Fall River, MA Courses: Human Physiology; Human Anatomy & Physiology; Microbiology Case Topics: Case studies for intro chapters for A&P (histology integuments); Case studies for skeleton / joints easy enough for intro A&P; Resources for writing case studies |
Ray Dudek rdudek@wittenberg.edu Chemistry Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Courses: Introductory Chemistry; Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics and Kinetics); Physical Chemistry II (Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy Case Topics: Physical chemistry |
Debra Egolf egolfd@marietta.edu Chemistry Marietta College Marietta, OH Courses: Physical Chemistry I & II; Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis; General Chemistry I & II; First Year Seminar (a non-discipline specific course with instructor’s choice of content) Case Topics: Ethics in science; Soil analysis (elemental) from sampling, to prep, to analysis, to report |
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Sharon Ellerton sellerton@qcc.cuny.edu Biological Sciences Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY Courses: Anatomy & Physiology I; Anatomy & Physiology II Case Topics: Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system—related to asthma; Anatomy and physiology of the connective tissues—related to abnormal collagens; Anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system—related to cortisol imbalance |
Jennifer Feenstra jfeenstr@nwciowa.edu Psychology Northwestern College Orange City, IA Courses: Introductory Psychology; Social Psychology; Adult Development; Senior Research Laboratory Case Topics: Personality psychology; Prejudice (social psychology); Emotion or motivation |
Kim Fredricks ktfredricks@viterbo.edu Biology Viterbo University La Crosse, WI Courses: Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II; Development Biology; General Biology II; Comparative Anatomy Case Topics: Cardiovascular disorders; Respiratory disorders; Neurological disorders |
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Ron Fulle rgfiee@rit.edu Electrical, Computer & Telecom Engineering Technology Rochester Insitiute of Technology Pittsford, NY Courses: Introduction to Telecommunications Policy; Networking Technologies; Network Planning & Design; Next Generation Networks; Ethics, Economics & Planning for Engineers Case Topics: Technical telecommunications; Telecom policy; Engineering economics |
Samita Ghoshal sghoshal@qcc.cuny.edu Biology Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY Courses: Human Anatomy & Physiology; Microbiology Case Topics: Cardiovascular physiology; Immune system; Muscular system |
Ruth Ann Greuling ragreuling@nnmc.edu Math & Science (Environmental Science) Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM Courses: Environmental & Ecolological Restoration; Introduction to Environmental Science; Environmental Sciences Practicum Case Topics: Introduction to biomimicry; Living sytems as methods for environmental education and water conservation at colleges; Defining and applying the circles of sustainability science: environment, economy, and culture |
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Kay Grimnes grimnes@alma.edu Department of Biology Alma College Alma, MI Courses: Introductory Biology; Developmental Biology; Teaching Methods in Secondary Education for Biology; Immunology and Research Methods in Biology Case Topics: Immune system / disease involving immune system; Disease or syndrome related to developmental biology |
William Haas wjhaas@mit.edu Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Courses: Darwin and Design; Bioengineering Projects Laboratory; Communicating about Technology: Colossal Failures in Engineering; Chemical Engineering Projects Laboratory Case Topics: Three Mile Island meltdown; Colombia space shuttle loss; Collapse of World Trade Center towers |
Jessica Hutchison jhutchison@cameron.edu Biological Sciences Cameron University Lawton, OK Courses: General Biology (non-majors) lecture and lab; Principles of Biology I (majors)—lab sections; General Biology at Comanche Nation College (a non-accredited tribal college) Case Topics: Microbial diversity; What is life? Characteristics, how do we recognize?; Genetics / pedigrees |
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Mark Kozubowski kozubows@bethanylb.edu Biology Bethany College Lindsborg, KS Courses: Environmental Science; Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy; Introductory Biology II; Human Anatomy & Physiology; Comparative Vertebrate Physiology Case Topics: Forensic science; Cheyenne bottoms; Multiple Sclerosis |
Robert Leopard rleopard@monroecc.edu Biology Monroe Community College Rochester, NY Courses: Essentials of Life Science; General Biology I &I I; Anatomy & Physiology I & II Case Topics: Calcium channel blockers; Prion-caused disease; Plant propagation using biotechnology |
Theo Light tsligh@ship.edu Biology Shippensburg University Shippensburg, PA Courses: Principles of Biology (1st year majors course); Aquatic Biology (4th year undergraduate); Problems of the Environment (non-majors, general education) Case Topics: Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park (effects on ecosystems/food webs); Dam removal in Pennsylvania; Lethal methods in invasive species removal |
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Carl Lundgren calite@rit.edu Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Courses: Applied Fluid Mechanics; Freshman Seminar; Thermodynamics II; Composites; Thermo w/ Heat Transfer; Composites; Thermo-Fluids Lab; Alternative Energy Systems Case Topics: A unifying case connecting 3 required freshman courses—manufacturing processes, solid modeling & design, and material science; Thermal fluids analysis/design for an industrial process; Alternative energy & sustainable design strategies for an actual design project |
Elizabeth McCain mccain@muhlenberg.edu Biology Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA Courses: Developmental Biology (+ lab); First Year Seminar: The Nature of Science; Principles of Biology II; Histology (+ lab) Case Topics: Embryology / developmental biology; Scientific method; Spatial / math ability in males and females—critical analysis of scientific data |
Jennifer Merriam jmerriam@sunyorange.edu Biology Orange County Community College Middletown, NY Courses: General Biology II (majors); General Biology I (non-majors); Introduction to Biology (non-majors) Case Topics: Ivory-billed woodpecker—The nature of science; Dredging the Hudson River: ecology; Performance enhanced drugs: Physiology, toad-licking—biochemistry / ecology |
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Rhonda Meyers rmeyers@lcc.ctc.edu Natural Science Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Courses: Microbiology; Human Biology; Nutrition; Human Anatomy & Physiology Case Topics: Mad cow disease; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Tuberculosis |
Frank Monteleone frank.monteleone@hccs.edu Economics, Sociology, Anthropology and Geography Houston Community College (Southwest) Houston, TX Courses: Introduction to Sociology; Cultural Anthropology; Biological Anthropology Case Topics: Gendex; Transsexualism; Chinese Americans (culture) |
Maria Navarro mnavarro@uga.edu Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication The University of Georgia Athens, GA Courses: Agricultural Science for Teachers; International Agricultural Development; Program Development for Agricultural Leaders; Reflections on Fighting World Hunger: Analysis of International Development Programs; Special Topics in Hunger and Extreme Poverty; World Hunger: Is There a Solution? (Honors seminar, taught exclusively in Spanish); Getting Involved in the War on Hunger: What is your Role? Case Topics: International agricultural development; Strategies to fight hunger; Interaction between humans, animals & plants |
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Michele Paradies mparadie@sunyorange.edu Biology SUNY Orange County Community College Middletown, NY Courses: Neurobiology; Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Human Anatomy and Physiology II Case Topics: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Hypertension / kidney implications; Fluid / electrolyte imbalance |
Winnie Peterson wpeterso@kutztown.edu Mathematics Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Green Lane, PA Courses: Math Content and Methods to Pre-Service Elementary Education Majors Case Topics: Mathematics—geometry; Mathematics—real life |
Michael Renfroe renfromh@jmu.edu Biology James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Courses: Discovering Life (non-majors biology course); Human Uses of Plants (+ lab); Plants and Environment (for future math/science teachers); Teaching Science in Grades 4–6 (education majors) Case Topics: Invasive species; Insect pollination of crop species; Evolution |
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Michele Shuster mshuster@nmsu.edu Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM Courses: Cancer, A Human Perspective (non-majors); Cellular & Organismal Biology (majors); General Microbiology (majors); An Introduction to Cancer (majors); Human Biology (non-majors) Case Topics: Antibiotic resistance; Media analysis of cancer reports or cancer myths; Poisoning of the mitochondrial ETC/ cellular respiration |
Mary Sinclair m.sinclair@methodistcollege.edu General Education Nebraska Methodist College—Josie Harper Campus Omaha, NE Courses: Anatomy & Physiology I & II; Introduction to Pharmacology; Pathophysiology/Pharmacology (combined course); Medical Terminology Case Topics: Pharmacology—autonomic nervous system meds & effects; Respiratory, cardiovascular, GI pharmacology; Action potentials in muscle vs. nerve cells |
Barbara Smith smithb@evergreen.edu Enduring Legacies Reservation-Based Project The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Courses: I teach faculty and am primarily an administrator. I’m running a large project on developing Native American cases. When I do teach my fields are management and politics. Case Topics: Health issues in Native Americans; Blood preferences in Native communities; Indian achievement levels in K–12 |
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Kathrin Stanger-Hall ksh@uts.cc.utexas.edu School for Biological Sciences University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Courses: Introductory Biology II (Genetics, Evolution, Physiology, Ecology) Case Topics: Physiology; Biodiversity; Active learning |
Christine Stevens stevens@email.wcu.edu Health Sciences Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Courses: Immunology; Clinical Education; Molecular Diagnostics; Clinical Microbiology Case Topics: Microbiology case studies; Forensic testing (DNA); Immunology |
Wendy Storandt wmstorandt@viterbo.edu Nursing Viterbo University La Crosse, WI Courses: Theory and Clinical for the Critically Ill Adult; Theory and Clinical for Leadership and Management in Nursing Case Topics: Cardiovascular disorders; Respiratory disorders; Neurological disorders |
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Melissa Tamas mtamas@qcc.mass.edu Social Sciences Quinsigamond Community College Paxton, MA Courses: Abnormal Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Introduction to Psychology; Child Development Case Topics: Andrea Yates—abnormal disorders for the legal system; Human development using Piaget, Kohlberg and Erickson; Conformity or compliance or obedience |
Martha Tanner tannerm@seattleu.edu Chemistry / General Science Seattle University Seattle, WA Courses: General Chemistry; The Human Response to Science and Technology Case Topics: Safety for organic chemistry lab; Fuel cells as alternative energy sources, or a general evaluation of alternative energy sources; General chemistry lab on preparing solutions, observing reactions (BZ oscillating reaction) |
Arlin Toro arlin@sg.inter.edu Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences Inter American University of Puerto Rico San German, PR Courses: General Microbiology; Immunology; Environmental Microbiology Case Topics: Microbiology; Biology; Immunology |
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Cindy Trussell ctrussell@kodiak.alaska.edu Science/Biology Kodiak College, University of Alaska Anchorage Kodiak, AK Courses: Introduction to Biochemistry (+ lab); Introductory Biology (+ lab); Medical Terminology; Biota of Alaska; Introductory Chemistry (+ lab); Introductory Microbiology for the Health Sciences (+ lab) Case Topics: Microbiology; Physics; Nutrition |
Diana Twidwell dtwidwel@usd.edu Nursing University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Courses: Caring for Persons with Restorative/Rehabilitative Needs Case Topics: Cancer; Burns; Shock |
Edward Walton edwalton@csupomona.edu Chemistry California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mt Baldy, CA Courses: Chemistry for Future K–8 Teachers Case Topics: Thalidomide and isomers; Lead in gasoline; Global warming |
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Pamela Wells wells_p@cob.sjsu.edu Psychology San Jose State University San Jose, CA Courses: Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Psychology of Management Case Topics: Conflict; Group process; Leadership |
Jean Yockey jyockey@usd.edu Nursing University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Courses: I will teach students in their first and second semesters of a nursing program. This covers fundamentals, skills, and the first medical/surgical semester content Case Topics: Fluid & electrolyte imbalance; Teaching / learning principles; Cognitive perceptual alteration |
Y.H. Percival Zhang ypzhang@vt.edu Biological Systems Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Courses: Industrial (White) Biotechnolgy Case Topics: Bioethanol production; Lignocellulose pretreatment; Ethanol fermentation |
